The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-05
Waited from Track and Road.
l.. w. HESS, Editor.

A number Of prominent trainers and drivers
will winter their horses in California.
Hanover's victory In the breckenridge
stakes at Baltimore makes his sd race for the
season ana his 18th victory, his gross earn
Ing Tor the year being sS4,2lO50.
Jockey Garrison recently offered MIR. Jen-
nings 90, 90 for his 2-yr. old colt George oys-
ter, and was refused Mr. j. has since sold
him for $4,000.
The trotting world never saw three such g.
yr old colts as have appeared this season.
They are: Susie 5, b. I. by liylas, dam by BY.
ron. She made record Of 220 at st. Louis.
She is Kentucky bred, her dam being one Of
the few OF Byron's get produced before he
was brought from Kentucky here. Houri is
bf. by Onward, SOD OF Geo. Wilkes; LIST dam
Jessie Turner, by Mambrino Patchen; I'd dam
by Capt. Walker. Houri made record Of
2.l9S4 at Lexington, Ky. Sable Wilkes is Il
bay colt by Guy Wilkes, 2.l5]4, and has won a
number OF races this season Last Saturday
at Bay District Track, CAL, he was sent to
beat the 3.yr.od record of 2l9l9, made by
Kinda Rose in 1882 and Patron In 1885. He
accomplished the task by trottng in 2.lS-a
most wonderful performance.
sudie D, the illy that broke linda Roses
yearling record of 2361S (made In 1851 by
trottng the Lexington track at the recent
meeting in 2.35& is beautiful brown, stands
Is hands inch, weighing $50 lbs. She Is by
Sherman's Hambletonian, dam by American
Clay Immediately after her performance
she was sold for 5000.
Lexington, Ky, Oct 18th, 1887, free.for all
purse $1,000:
Prince Wilkes, oh. g............. l
Belle Hamlin, b. m..............
Lowand Girl, blk NJ. ........ dis
2l6; 2l7&l 2.l6]9.
On last Wednesday at the Jerseyville Stock
Farm Sale, the Cation Stock Farm bought the
weanling colt Delphos, dark bay, foaled
March IL, 'S7, by Nutwood, 2 1874 first dam,
Daphne, by Harold; second dam 10y Pilot 10,
paying for him $3.50, probably the largest
amount ever paid for weanling. They were
offered $3.50 for their bargain by Virginia
parties, but declined.
luC StuohtiouniLpaNSi VI Wv ySSA -
old colt Arrow, who made record OF 2.l4.
The price for him is 80, 900.
Hon. Chas. NJ. Smith of Earlyile, in spite
Of his "don't come ahead" is bound to "get
there" himself, for he has just, added to his
stud grandly bred colt by Robert McGregor,
2.l7]l, sire Of Bonnie McGregor, Q 1871, Roy-
lie McGregor, 2.2O4, ETC., 1st dam, Nutwood
Queen by Natwood, 2.1sS4, sire of Felix,
2.1S94, Dawn, 2.l919, ETC.; I'd dam, Lady NJ,
(trial, 2,32) by Almont, sire of Westmont,
2.l3Sl, Fannie Witherspoon, 2.l6}s and others ;
Sd dam Black Girl, by Strader's Clay, 49, sire
of Durango, 22S4 and Others.
Nutwood, 2:lS9i made the season of 1887
at $3.50. Red Wilkes, sire of Prince Wilkes,
2:lG4, has his book full at $500 for the sea-
son of 1888.
Thornless, the little bay gelding that was
worked over our track in the spring of 1885,
recently won race at st. Louis from field
Of. fifteen horses, trottng one heat in 2:2?>9
He was a surprise to the talent.
A committee from Peoria, H., was here a
few days ago looking over the Driving Park
Grounds, getting ideas from ours to help
them in building their new track, which is a
much needed Improvement there.
Thos Miles, whose advertisement appears
in this issue, is man thoroughly qualified to
break colts and winter horses, having had
many years experience. He is most care
full, panstaking man, and cur local horsemen
speak highly OF him. He is located at the
Driving Park. He has there now for the
winter Maxim, Bay Wilkes, Almonta, Gypsey
Fl. and four others.
Black Tom, 2;241111, is for sale. He is well
known here.
j.. 8. Dorr has leased B. J. Buffers stable,
and will winter there the or. m. Eva, 1854 ;
Florida Maid, 24914; Cora B. 2:27l4 ,lsndsone
or two others.
Mr.. Baxter is fixing up the brick: building
just north'of the Methodist church, on Column
bus street, putting in box and single stalls.
He will winter a number of trotters there.
The recent trotting meeting, owing to bad
weather, was not success financially. Yet
the loss was small one, being but SOS; and
as the Association made over $4,000 on their
summer meeting, it is thought they can stand
it.
Ottawa and Joliet will probably constitute
the Illinois Valley Circuit next year. Five
hundred dollar purses are talked Of.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. II.